Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-10-13

rem; II. S. Orme, Professor of Hy-
giene; II. Nadeau, Professor of and
Chief of Dispensary Clinics A. f.
Darling, Professor of Opthalmology
and Otology; r. NJ. Widney, Professor
of Medical Jurisprudence; W. Edgar
Lindley, Demonstration of Anatomy.
After music by the band in attend
ance Mayor Workman was introduced
and spoke as follows:
Gentlemen of the University and OF
the College of Medicine, and students
of the College; 1t affords me great
pleasure to be present and take part
in the exercises of TODAY. Having
lived my life from boyhood in the city
of Los Angeles, and having been iden-
tilted with its growth all these years,
it is to me matter of personal pride
when see centering in our city the
educational work of Southern Cali
fornia. Indeed it is far more than
Southern California, for this must be-
come the educational center OF a
region extending far eastward and
southwark into the heart OF the conti-
nent. The vast area of fertile land
which here opens out to the sea, the
character of the mountain chains and
the peculiar distribution of mountain
passes forcing the transcontinental
trade lines southwark, and the genial
semi-tropic climate, all point to a CEN
tering of population here in Southern
California which must in the years to
come aggregate into the millions.
This population will be made up Of
the most intelligent and cultured por-
tions of the migration from the East.
With this certainty before us we do
wisely to plan our educational work
upon broad and enduring basis. 1t
must be broad enough to meet the
needs of the great future which is be-
fore us, and it must be enduring
enough to last through the ages OF
civic life which we as people are
planning and working for.
In this educational work we have
no jealousy toward, or hostility for,
any other portions of the Pacific
coast. The territory is broad enough
for us all. 1t is only spirit OF gener-
GUS rivalry which animates us. We
are glad to see them also build up in
stitutions OF learning and lay broad
plans for the future, but we shall do
our utmost to take and keep the lead.
Gentlemen of the College of Medi-
cine and of the other colleges of the
University of Southern California, l
wish you success in your work, and as
a citizen OF our fair city OF Los An
geles, as we'll as in the official capacity
which the voice of my fellow-citizens
has given me, take pleasure in be-
ing with you.
To you, gentlemen Of the faculty, l
would say that l know of no nobler
work than this in which you are en-
gagedLtraining others to your places
in relieving human suffering in the
years when you have ceased from
your labors. And to you, young gen
tlemen, who are entering upon the
study of medicine, | would say that
you are entering upon high and
honorable calling. l hope you may
prove yourselves worthy Of it. Again,
gentlemen of the college, wish you
success in your work. =
At the conclusion Of the Mayors re-
marks Rev. nj. M. Bovard, the presi-
dent Of the college, delivered q short
address in which he said: My feel
ings at this moment are peculiar on
account of circumstance that &C.
CURED years ago. One morning in
the year 1868 upon arising l discov-
cred little blue card reading, admit
the bearer (then followed the nancy
to medical college," That was
nearly twenty years ago, and l am
sure that the same feelings ami
mate the breasts of the students now
present as animated mine at that
time. l was going somewhere with
two uncles of mine, some years ago.
One was strong Democrat and the
other strong Republican. The Dem
ocrat, under the fear of being threshed
by the Republican, who was much the
larger of the two, always suppressed
his convictions when in his presence.
On this occasion we were met by
burly Democrat who asked my Demo-
cratic uncle what his politics were
and he, being between two fires as it
were, answered, 81 am sort OF q
Democrat" So, continued DIR. Bo-
ward, | am a sort OF a doctor.
l have always been impressed with
the usefulness and dignity of the med
ical profession. If you meet man on
the street who is a little taller and
more manly looking than his fellows,
in nine cases out Of ten you will find
that he is doctor. A doctor is gem
erslly oA humanity's side. If we look
at the character of the profession we
naturally begin to think of the men
who belonged to it.. Aristotle was u
doctor as we'll as philosopher, and
spent much of his time in alleviating
the physical woes OF his fellow men.
I am not sure but if we go back to
to the time of Pythagoras, the father
OF philosophy, we will find that he
was doctor. If you will pay atten-
ton, you will find that the problems
of medicine not only tend to cultivate
your minds, but also tend to make
you philosophize because you learn
humanity.
We preachers have to look up our
subjects and sometimes have to exam
inc them at long range, while a doc
tors subject hunts him up and he can
look into his eyes, make him put out
his tongue, thump him all over and
in that way find out what ails him.
Rev. Dr. Bovard closed his address
by exhorting the students to be sue
cessful, not in Il general term, but in
everything they undertake, for, said
he, nothing succeeds like success.
The studies will be commenced this